An homage to the Roaring Twenties: Art Deco, the Constructivism of Lyubov Popova, the history of tennis. The House's first menswear line, its hero cast in the mould of Ostap Bender.
This collection from the early 2020s was an homage of sorts to the Roaring Twenties. The aesthetics of Art Deco and Russian Constructivism, drawing on the work of the avant-garde artist Lyubov Popova, intertwined here with the dynamism of tennis history.
The retro-tennis theme surfaced in countless details — a clutch styled after a racquet, short dresses that referenced tennis kit. The sporting line continued in jewelry shaped like gold whistles rimmed with diamonds, in gloves recalling sporting gear, and in headpieces that read as vintage swim caps, though rendered in couture technique from silk petals shaped like hydrangeas. The hydrangea, in fact, became one of the collection's key motifs.
A significant event of the season was the inclusion of a small menswear line within the main Haute Couture collection, its hero inspired by 1920s adventurers in the mould of Ostap Bender, a figure whose image blends ease, exacting taste and polish.
